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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 433 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 High pressure will keep the area dry and warm through Wednesday, 
 then shower and thunderstorm chances return with crossing cold front 
 Wednesday night through Thursday. Some storms could be strong to 
 severe early in the evening, mostly across our Ohio counties. 
 Damaging winds will be the main severe weather concern, but small 
 hail cannot be ruled out.
 
 Training thunderstorms and heavy rainfall raises concerns for 
 localized to isolated flash flooding Thursday.  
 
 The upcoming weekend looks to feature seasonably warm temperatures 
 and at least some potential for showers and storms.
 
 
 Greenup-
 Including the cities of Flatwoods, Russell, and Raceland
 433 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
 
                       Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            60           100          
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           20           
 Min/Max TEMP          67           92           70           85           
 Max/Min RH %          86           43           93           62           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  5        
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.11         0.68         
 Precip duration                                 1            12           
 Precip begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
 Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6960                      3390         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW 17                     N  0         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  111380                    0            
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 POOR                      
 ADI early             3 VERY POOR  68 GOOD      7 POOR       VERY POOR    
 ADI late              2 VERY POOR  132 VERY GOOD3 VERY POOR  VERY POOR    
 Max LVORI early       5            6            3            7            
 Max LVORI late        6            1            6            5            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80.
 Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
 80s. West winds around 5 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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